People are benchmarking AI by having it make balls bounce in rotating shapes

The list of informal, weird AI benchmarks keeps growing. Over the past few days, some in the AI community on X have become obsessed with a test of how different AI models, particularly so-called reasoning models, handle prompts like this: “Write a Python script for a bouncing yellow ball within a shape. Make the shape… Continua a leggere People are benchmarking AI by having it make balls bounce in rotating shapes

Sam Altman’s World now wants to link AI agents to your digital identity

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the technology world by surprise on Thursday with the release of Operator, his company’s first AI agent that can act autonomously on the web. But OpenAI is not Altman’s only venture that’s trying to capitalize on the popularity of AI agents. Altman’s World project now wants to create tools that… Continua a leggere Sam Altman’s World now wants to link AI agents to your digital identity

How are founders positioning themselves for the next 4 years?

As tech titans like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rubbed shoulders with politicians at President Trump’s inauguration, startup founders were working the D.C. party scene, aiming to secure a spot in the new president’s circle.  Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Margaux MacColl, and Anthony Ha are digging into the latest tech and… Continua a leggere How are founders positioning themselves for the next 4 years?

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will have 1.3M GPUs for AI by year-end

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company plans to significantly up its capital expenditures this year as it aims to keep pace with rivals in the cutthroat AI space. In a Facebook post Friday, Zuckerberg said that Meta expects to spend $60 billion-$80 billion on CapEx in 2025, primarily on data centers and growing… Continua a leggere Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will have 1.3M GPUs for AI by year-end

OpenAI’s Stargate project reportedly doesn’t have the money it needs

Stargate — the massive infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI in the U.S. — lacks a fully developed plan and hasn’t secured funding yet, according to a report from the Financial Times. Backed by OpenAI, SoftBank, Middle East AI fund MGX, and others, Stargate would funnel around $100 billion — and upward of… Continua a leggere OpenAI’s Stargate project reportedly doesn’t have the money it needs

OpenAI and SoftBank are reportedly putting $19B each into Stargate

We may now know roughly how much money SoftBank and OpenAI are contributing toward Stargate, the massive infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI across the U.S. SoftBank and OpenAI each plan to commit $19 billion of capital to Stargate, according to The Information. The two companies would then both own 40% of the… Continua a leggere OpenAI and SoftBank are reportedly putting $19B each into Stargate

OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman kicked off this year by saying in a blog post that 2025 would be big for AI agents, tools that can automate tasks and take actions on your behalf. Now, we’re seeing OpenAI’s first real attempt. OpenAI announced on Thursday that it is launching a research preview of Operator, a general-purpose… Continua a leggere OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously

Roli releases a 49-key educational keyboard and generative AI play

Roli on Thursday announced its latest educational product at the NAAM audio show in Anaheim. The simply named Roli Piano builds on products like the Roli Airwave and Piano M, more than doubling the latter’s key count to 49. The Piano is much like its predecessor in most ways, with MIDI keys that light up… Continua a leggere Roli releases a 49-key educational keyboard and generative AI play

Perplexity launches an assistant for Android

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has launched an “agent,” of sorts, called Perplexity Assistant, which Perplexity says uses reasoning, search, and apps to help with daily tasks. Perplexity Assistant, which is available for Android devices as of Thursday in the Perplexity app, can take “multi-app actions,” the company says, like hailing a ride or searching for… Continua a leggere Perplexity launches an assistant for Android

Meta’s Yann LeCun predicts ‘new paradigm of AI architectures’ within 5 years and ‘decade of robotics’

Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, says that a “new paradigm of AI architectures” will emerge in the next three to five years, going far beyond the capabilities of existing AI systems. LeCun also predicted that the coming years could be the “decade of robotics,” where advances in AI and robotics combine to unlock a… Continua a leggere Meta’s Yann LeCun predicts ‘new paradigm of AI architectures’ within 5 years and ‘decade of robotics’